It's late February which means
it's time for Yamaha to roll out new receiver models across its bread-and-butter RX-V receiver lineup. Right on cue, Yammy has introduced five refreshed models, ranging from the RX-V765 to the RX-V365. The top four models now feature 4 HDMI inputs, and 1080p upscaling of analog inputs has now been sprinkled across the top three models. On the audio side, all models save the RX-V365 now play nice with Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA. One thing is for sure -- with prices ranging from $650 to $250, these features combined with Yamaha's typically solid performance will put a lot of pressure on other offerings, both in the Yamaha family and out. Hit the links for full details on the model of your dreams.
Read - RX-V765 ($649.95)
Read - RX-V665 ($549.95)
Read - RX-V565 ($479.95)
Read - RX-V465 ($379.95)
Read - RX-V365 ($249.95)
posted Feb 23rd 2009 at 12:38PM
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Charles @ Feb 23rd 2009 1:52PM
The RX-V665 only weighs 18 lbs. which is about 7 lbs. less than last year's model (RX-V663). They are cutting costs across the line. You may want to pick up one of the 2008 models if you are concerned about quality.
Bruf @ Feb 23rd 2009 2:12PM
Power is now at 90W instead of 95W. The RX-V663 is taller too, looks like the amp from last year model is only in the RX-V765 now, I wonder why the RX-V665 is still listed as Digital ToP-ART...
madmanmax3000 @ Feb 23rd 2009 2:50PM
So much for HD Radio...
Also, kinda skimping on power. At least they've got upscaling and Deep Color
Charles @ Feb 23rd 2009 3:40PM
I also heard that the RX-V765 is considered the replacement model for last year's RX-V663. Apparently a model like RX-V1065 will replace last year's RX-V863.
Kevin @ Feb 23rd 2009 4:35PM
Whoa, the trademark Yamaha yellow display is gone. That's a little weird, actually.
Video Master 2 @ Feb 23rd 2009 9:07PM
This news is over a month old. Good work Engadget!
I do like how they got rid of the outdated 70's amber LED's. Sucks that the V765 doesn't have HD radio. I also hope that they updated the GUI.
Jonathan @ Feb 24th 2009 12:24AM
I noticed that they are scaling back on Component Video inputs.
Charles @ Feb 24th 2009 2:04AM
It doesn't even have S-Video inputs, I believe.
shawnmaster @ May 4th 2009 10:17PM
None of the new Yamaha receivers have the ability to re-assign audio inputs. Also If you want to use HDMI then your audio must pass through HDMI because there are no audio inputs assigned to the HDMI connections. wonderful....